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Dear Handmade Life

With over 20 years of experience running creative businesses, your host, Nicole Stevenson knows the joy and the struggles of being your own boss. Join her and her guests for business insights, life lessons and the stories behind their successes and lessons of their missteps so you can work smart, get creative inspiration, live joyfully and feel connected.

Nicole is the CEO and Creative Director of Dear Handmade Life which produces Patchwork Show: Makers Festival and Craftcation Conference as well as a blog, online learning and this podcast.

If you’re a creative misfit or a passionate small business owner, grab a drink and take a seat because you’re exactly where you need to be!

55: Standing Out in a Crowded Industry

Jul 20, 2017

Delilah and Nicole talk with professional portrait photographer Sarah Deragon of Portraits to the People about standing out in a crowded industry. They discuss Sarah's journey to being a full-time creative entrepreneur, how she booked a years worth of clients from one press mention, the importance of designing your...

54: Going Against the Grain

Jul 6, 2017

Delilah and Nicole talk to Robin Christenson, co-owner of the Blinking Owl Distillery. They discuss how she and her husband started the first craft distillery in Orange County, how she translated her skills from running a successful medical business, the process of getting investors, and what it means to create...